The Big Thrill Interview

In this interview, Reed talks about Robert B. Parker, Jesse Stone, and his new Gus Murphy series.

“One of the promises I made myself,Parker’sestate,and Putnam was that I wouldn’t tinker with the essential nature of Jesse or his supporting cast…They are who they were when[Parker andBrandman]wrote them. But my approach to character is a more internal and intimate one than theirs.I think readers want to know why a character does what he does or thinks what he thinks. I know I do. So although my...